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Derailed

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Derailment At approximately 9 pm on monday May 9 a westbound loaded CPR potash train derailed in Black Canyon. There were no injuries. By Wednesday morning when this photo was taken contractors had cleared wreckage from the right of way and were preparing the roadbed for new track. Approximately 30 cars of the 142 car train were wrecked. A wheel defect is the suspected cause.